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vlc-media-player.exe

The executable vlc-media-player.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadguidefactory.blob.core.windows.net.
MD5:
1ae53370de4635879c4ca40929a58b49

SHA-1:
aa060c45896a9e174950809ab823ad5ebc7e72c2

SHA-256:
e7c30de40419d4f5bb231e331fab75aa47795f9a7168a9a4759e76b1d27e956a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:18:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
16.4.5.1

File size:
455 KB (465,911 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc-media-player.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/15/2014 10:02:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:AdaE2eROmvmZ2yd/vn9Z19wAPHE1WCe/mF6GH8VPflPrbZ3Yjmk5p+T4reQO:AdamROmpyxTX9PqPuVX16mJELO

Entry address:
0x1B586

Entry point:
E8, 9E, 48, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 44, 24, 08, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 0B, C8, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 75, 09, 8B, 44, 24, 04, F7, E1, C2, 10, 00, 53, F7, E1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, 64, 24, 14, 03, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, E1, 03, D3, 5B, C2, 10, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, EC, 9D, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0...
 
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Code size:
152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

The file vlc-media-player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://downloadguidefactory.blob.core.windows.net/downloadguides/.../vlc-media-player.exe

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